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Section 8 Waiting Lists in Pennsylvania

There are 88 housing authorities in Pennsylvania which offer the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program. For more on the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program visit the Housing Choice Voucher section of our Low Income Housing Renter's Guide.

As of April 22nd 2018, there are 19 Section 8 waiting lists that are open now, opening soon, or always open.

Section 8 Waiting Lists Open Indefinitely

All Open Indefinitely Waiting Lists

There are 19 Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting Lists in Pennsylvania that are either always open or that have not announced a closing date.

Waiting List	Serves
Schuylkill County Housing Authority	Schuylkill County, Tremont, Pottsville +9 More
Delaware County Housing Authority	Delaware County, Chester, Darby +69 More
Mifflin County Housing Authority	Mifflin County, Belleville, Reedsville +35 More
Lebanon County Housing Authority	Lebanon County, Annville, Palmyra +1 More
Sunbury Housing Authority	Sunbury
Shamokin City Housing Authority	Shamokin, Coal
Carbon County Housing Authority	Carbon County, Weatherly, Nesquehoning +1 More
The Wyoming County Housing and Redevelopment Authorities	Wyoming County, Factoryville, Braintrim +24 More
Susquehanna County Housing and Redevelopment Authority	Susquehanna County, Great Bend, Hallstead +38 More
Cumberland County Housing Authority	Cumberland County, Mechanicsburg, Carlisle +7 More
Centre County Housing Authority	Centre County, Philipsburg, Bellefonte +3 More
Fayette County Housing Authority	Fayette County, Uniontown, Brownsville +6 More
Westmoreland County Housing Authority	Westmoreland County, Greensburg, Delmont +13 More
Huntingdon County Housing Authority	Huntingdon County, Orbisonia, Three Springs
Housing Authority of Indiana County	Indiana County, Saltsburg, Robinson +2 More
DuBois Housing Authority	Dubois
Clarion County Housing Authority	Clarion County, Forest County, New Bethlehem +50 More
Oil City Housing Authority	Venango County, Franklin, Seneca +32 More
McKean County Redevelopment and Housing Authority	McKean County, Ford City, Bradford +23 More

Closed Section 8 Waiting Lists

The following waiting lists have been confirmed to be closed.

Waiting List	Closed Date
Philadelphia Housing Authority	March 15th, 2010
Scranton Housing Authority	-
Chester Housing Authority	December 31st, 2010
Harrisburg Housing Authority	March 2nd, 2016
Reading Housing Authority	December 18th, 2015
Bethlehem Housing Authority	-
Montgomery County Housing Authority	November 10th, 2015
Lycoming Housing	April 29th, 2016
Housing Authority of the City of York	-
Carbondale Housing Authority	April 24th, 2017
Housing Authority of the County of Franklin	June 7th, 2015
Housing Authority of the County of Dauphin	-
Lancaster City Housing Authority	-
Housing Authority of the County of Lackawanna	July 15th, 2015
City of Pittston Housing Authority	-
Wilkes-Barre Housing Authority	-
Housing Authority of Luzerne County	April 18th, 2018
Berks County Housing Authority	-
Lehigh County Housing Authority	August 16th, 2016
Lancaster County Housing Authority	-
Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh	-
Housing Authority of the City of Erie	-
Housing Authority of the County of Beaver	-
Washington County Housing Authority	-
Johnstown Housing Authority	-
Housing Authority of the County of Lawrence	-
Altoona Housing Authority	-
Greene County Housing Authority	-
Housing Authority of the City of Franklin	-
Clearfield County Housing Authority	July 1st, 2017
Blair County Housing and Redevelopment Authority	-
Allegheny County Housing Authority	May 8th, 2017
Housing Authority of the County of Armstrong	July 31st, 2017
Housing Authority of the County of Chester	-
Housing Authority of Monroe County	July 26th, 2017
Allentown Housing Authority	February 8th, 2018

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